Which sentence uses "going up in flames" connotatively?

The system of checks and balances ensures that

4. any area in which one nation has power over another; i. e. - this happened to china when it was defeated by japan

1. discovered the new world balboa 2. explored the north american southwest hudson 3. his crew was the first to sail around the world vespucci 4. conquered the incas of peru cortes 5. discovered the pacific ocean columbus 6. conquered the aztecs of mexico cabot 7. discovered fishing grounds off newfoundland pizarro 8. looted spanish vessels for england drake 9. claimed the hudson river area for dutch coronado 10. priest who explored the mississippi marquette 11. man for whom the new world is named magellan